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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  151
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  effigy vessel, C-13447, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase.
Iconographic Features:  Seated Anthropomorphic Mythical Being holding Feline Man (left) and a warrior (right) who drops a sling. Arms and legs of the Seated Anthropomorphic Mythical Being with enclosed trophy heads. Shoulders with modeled columnar cacti (San Pedro cacti?). Extended tongue in form of a serpent with feline head attached. Feline Hawk (left below) and Anthropomorphic Mythical Being with Jagged Tail (right below) are attached to extrusions in form of jagged snake bodies.
Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 58, 60, 94, 95, 110 

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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  152
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  effigy vessel, location unknown.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 2 Phase
Iconographic Features:  Seated Anthropomorphic Mythical Being grasping a warrior with both hands. Arms replaced by snakes. The tip of a long extended tongue touches the head of the warrior (trophy-head taster format).

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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  267
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  effigy vessel, C-05025, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase.
Iconographic Features:  Late Effigy Harvester (Proulx 2007, 93) (?) depicted with human body, arms and human legs. It sits and holds roots (?), and wears a balloon-like hat, a trademark of Wari noblemen. Facial painting shows eye-markings in the shape of bird heads. Arms depicted with twisted serpents enclosed. Collar is made of small serpents and peppers. Hat is decorated with pepinos. Snakelike streamer (= extended tongue) emerges from the mouth, terminating in a feline head which in turn bifurcates into two branches, each containing processions of (dead?) warriors with clubs. Between the legs a procession of four (dead?) men appears. Harvester surrounded by maize.
Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 262, 263 

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Site:  Nasca
Clados Number:  268
Culture:  Nasca
Description:  effigy vessel, ID number missing, M.N.A.A.H.-Lima.
Chronological Era:  Early Intermediate Period (EIP), Nasca 5 Phase.
Iconographic Features:  Seated Anthropomorphic Mythical Being depicted with human body, snake arms and snake legs. It holds Feline Man (left) and a warrior (right) upholding a carrying cord. Spherical headdress shows Spotted Cat eating maize. Shoulders with modeled columnar cacti (San Pedro cacti?). Snakelike streamer (= extended tongue) emerges from the mouth, terminating in a feline head which in turn bifurcates into two serpents, the left one terminating in BMB-4, the right one terminating in Feline Hawk.
Related Themes:  Click link to see related item(s) CL 89, 91, 94, 95, 110, 112, 151 

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